Volume 1 Volume 6 Chapter 32

Volume 6 Chapter 32: Success and Departure (Part 2)

In fact, Xu Qingfan was not completely unaware.

"Human cultivator, these two drops are the life blood of my kylin clan. I give you some now, not to repay you for saving us, but to repay you for taking care of our young for these years."

The voice of "Auspicious."

"Chaos has broken out in the Shenzhou Continent, and the changes in destiny have increased, indicating that the future will be increasingly chaotic. Your current strength is too weak. Once these two drops of kylin blood enter your body, they will quickly dissipate because you are not of the kylin clan, but before they disappear, they will greatly enhance the Spirit Qi within you. In this time, work hard."

The sound of "Ominous."

After Xu Qingfan fell into a coma, those two sounds kept replaying in his heart.

At the same time, Xu Qingfan felt that the two drops of kylin blood quickly moved through his body after entering it, and moments later, they surprisingly began to merge with the "Flourish Qi" and "Withered Qi" inside him.

Everything in the world must be divided into two extremes. For example, in Xu Qingfan’s body, "Withered Qi" is yin, while "Flourish Qi" is yang. Similarly, in the kylin clan, "Ominous" is yin, and "Auspicious" is yang, and both sides balance each other under the Heavenly Way, with neither able to suppress the other for long.

At this moment, the yin "Ominous" blood merged with the similarly yin "Withered Qi," while the yang "Auspicious" blood merged with the similarly yang "Flourish Qi," resulting in unexpected changes.

Although Xu Qingfan was already in a coma, he could still feel that the life and death energies inside him were running wildly after merging with the kylin blood, and with each complete cycle within him, the two Spirit Qis grew stronger, without resting even for a moment.

Xu Qingfan did not know how long he had been in a coma or how many cycles the two Spirit Qis had completed in his body. When he opened his eyes again, he found the world had become much more vibrant, and his awareness had grown significantly stronger.

Remembering the situation before he fell unconscious, he was startled and quickly stood up to check his condition, only to discover with shock that the strength of his Spirit Qi had more than doubled, and due to his understanding of the Heavenly Way, he had unknowingly reached the late stage of the Golden Core Stage.

Holding back his disbelief, Xu Qingfan looked up and found that he was still in the mountain’s core, with "auspicious" and "Ominous" still there, staring intently in one direction. Following their gaze, Xu Qingfan was taken aback once again.

He looked and saw Little Black fighting a shiny golden beast. The beast was strong, but still much weaker than Little Black. However, Little Black seemed to be struggling during the fight and was at a disadvantage.

Xu Qingfan looked closely again and finally understood the cleverness of the situation. Although the beast was not as strong as Little Black, it attacked fiercely without defending itself. This caused some trouble for Little Black but also helped Little Black defeat the opponent faster.

However, every time Little Black avoided an attack from the golden beast and prepared to fight back, "Fortune" and "Ominous" would suddenly unleash a shocking force that made Little Black’s body tremble, causing it to miss the chance to counterattack and become even more flustered under the golden beast’s continuous assaults.

Also, three yards above the ground, there was a barrier that prevented Little Black from flying up to escape the golden beast’s attacks, forcing it to defend itself passively.

Seeing this scene, Xu Qingfan couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time. Although "Fortune" and "Ominous" were angry at Little Black for consuming their children, they shouldn’t bully it like this, right?

So, in a flash, Xu Qingfan appeared between Little Black and the golden beast, grabbed Little Black, and quickly left the battlefield.

Upon seeing Xu Qingfan, Little Black seemed very excited, bouncing up and down on Xu Qingfan’s shoulder. It was unclear whether it was because it realized its master was finally awake or because it had escaped the helpless battlefield—though the latter seemed to be more true.

"Fortune" and "Ominous" had already noticed that Xu Qingfan was awake, but only then did they turn to look at him, likely wanting to teach Little Black a lesson for a moment longer.

"Thank you both."

Xu Qingfan thanked "Ominous" and "Auspicious" for helping him break through to the late stage of the Golden Core Stage.

When he looked up, he found that both "Auspicious" and "Ominous" had an unmistakable look of disappointment in their eyes. "Ominous" shook his head and said something confusing, "I didn’t expect it to be like this; what a shame about those two drops of Blood of Life."

"Auspicious" said, "We have already mentioned that we will merge those two drops of Blood of Life into your body to repay you for taking care of my descendants all these years."

After a pause, "Auspicious" said, "However, things have encountered some unexpected issues. Originally, we thought that with our Blood of Life’s assistance, you could at least rise to the peak of the Golden Core Stage among your human cultivators, just a step away from the Mahayana Stage. With a bit of luck in the future, you could attain enlightenment. But we did not realize that your body is not pure; the effects of our Blood of Life have been wasted by more than half, and you have just barely broken through to the late stage of the Golden Core Stage."

Saying this, "Auspicious" couldn’t help but shake his head, unsure if he felt sorry for Xu Qingfan’s slow progress or for his drop of Blood of Life.

Xu Qingfan knew the meaning of "Auspicious." His body was indeed no longer pure. The secret methods of Zhang Xusheng, the fusion with the "Wutong branch," the transformation from the "Formula of Life and Death," and the Beast Madness Energy-even Xu Qingfan himself could hardly remember how many times his body had been altered by various mixed energies in both conscious and unconscious ways.

And because of this, Xu Qingfan’s body had become impure.

Upon hearing "Auspicious" say that the kylin’s Blood of Life could have raised his cultivation to just a step away from the Mahayana Stage but was now stuck here, Xu Qingfan felt a sense of regret. However, he then thought that without these transformations, he would never have been able to enhance his cultivation to this level. His mind became tranquil again, and for "Auspicious’s" disappointment, he merely smiled apologetically without saying much more.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred. The golden strange beast that had fought with Little Black suddenly leaped toward Xu Qingfan. Surprised, Xu Qingfan prepared to defend and counterattack, but as he began to form his hand seals, he suddenly stopped and asked in astonishment, "Little Gold?"

The golden beast that came was just a much larger version of Little Gold, wasn’t it?

It wasn’t really an attack; after Little Gold jumped beside Xu Qingfan, it excitedly started running in circles around him.

Imagining how Little Gold used to fit easily in his arms and then looking at the beast before him that was as tall as a person, Xu Qingfan suddenly realized a very serious problem. He looked up at the two kylins and asked, "May I know how long I have been unconscious?"

"Auspicious" seemed to see through Xu Qingfan’s thoughts and replied, "You don’t need to worry; you have only been unconscious for a hundred days. The reason my descendants have grown so quickly is because of a secret technique in our clan."

Just a hundred days? After hearing "Auspicious"’s answer, Xu Qingfan let out a long sigh. He had been absent for more than three months. Although this would delay some matters and cause worry among everyone, it was not very serious after all.

But a delay of a hundred days was still a long time. Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan didn’t want to delay any further and said goodbye to "Auspicious" and "Ominous."

"Auspicious" did not try to keep Xu Qingfan but nodded and said, "Please tell the other human cultivators that it’s best not to come to the Southern Wasteland during this time. After ‘Ominous’ and I fully regain our strength, we will go settle the score with that Nine-Tails. Although Nine-Tails isn’t as strong as us, it is very clever. Completely getting rid of it is quite a hassle, and I don’t want any more trouble during this period."

Xu Qingfan nodded in agreement, gave a slight bow to the two kylins, and was about to turn and leave.

"Woo…"

Just then, Little Gold watched Xu Qingfan leave but suddenly ran to "Ominous" and "Auspicious", begging for something. Then, the deep roars of the two kylin sounded, as if they were scolding.

Xu Qingfan did not look back, but a faint bitter smile appeared on his lips. To be honest, he did not want to part with Little Gold either. Unfortunately, Little Gold was a descendant of the kylin, bound by their duty, and could not stay by Xu Qingfan’s side.

Melancholy, innocence, spirit, and weariness, all these feelings mixed together. Among all the demon beasts Xu Qingfan had seen, Little Gold was definitely the most special one.

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After leaving the mountain, Xu Qingfan took another day to cross the long mountain path and arrived outside the great black mountain. He turned to take a deep look at the mysterious black mountain, then did not look back again and quickly flew towards the bustling Middle-earth.

In the battle with the Righteous Alliance, the Southern Wasteland’s demon beasts were truly weakened. Along the way, Xu Qingfan saw only a handful of demon beasts. He wondered if it was because the kylin blood mingled within him that the demon beasts did not come to cause trouble.

Thus, after returning Little Gold to its parents, learning of a secret joy in the Southern Wasteland, obtaining many ancient demon beast young ones’ bodies and eggs, and advancing to the late stage of the Golden Core Stage, Xu Qingfan finally ended his journey in the Southern Wasteland.

But the story was far from over.